Guelph man arrested after driving while prohibited, carrying weapon
A Guelph police cruiser appears in a file photo. (Submitted)
A Guelph man has been arrested after being stopped by police for driving while prohibited.
On Dec. 3, during the afternoon, Guelph Police officers saw a man driving a vehicle near the intersection of Speedvale Avenue East and Willow Road. Police knew that the man was a prohibited driver.
Police said the man was arrested at 2:37 p.m. after he got out of his vehicle when he parked near Speedvale Avenue East and Stevenson Street North.
Police said they found a gold spring loaded knife hidden in his front waistband after searching him.
A 28-year-old Guelph man has been charged with nine counts of operating a vehicle while prohibited, carrying a concealed weapon and breach of a weapons prohibition order.
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